Hinowa mini-dumper makes light work for Dorset landscaping company

Challenge: Dorset Design & Build (DBB) is a leading south coast landscaping company. It required a stand-on mini-dumper for shifting materials such as sand, gravel, earth, or shingle from one work site location to another.

Solution: The 850kg capacity Hinowa HS1100 makes quick work of moving bulk materials such as aggregate. Less than 760mm wide, it is designed to pass through door or gateways, down the sides of properties, and to work in confined spaces. As a tracked machine it has very low ground pressure, minimising impact to lawns and paved areas, while also delivering excellent rough terrain capabilities. The hi-tip mast feature provides elevation of the dumper to enable tipping straight into skips or onto the flatbed of a van.

Outcomes: One of DBB’s biggest ever contracts was a £300,000 complete garden overhaul at a property in Lilliput on the Dorset coast. Access to the rear of the property was just 850mm wide. The only machine that would fit was the Hinowa dumper; DBB had to hire in a crane to lift the rest over a wall.

“The Hinowa HS1100 made a  huge difference to our productivity. It is narrow enough to travel from the rear of a property to the front. This means it can take away spoil from a back garden, deposit it at the front, then come back with aggregate, sand or topsoil. So it is doubly useful as it very rarely travels empty.

“For example, we were installing a soak-away recently and the Hinowa was extremely helpful, carrying out soil and bringing back in gravel on its return trip. The self-loader is excellent, as this saves on manual loading or having to use a second excavator. It’s also far more efficient to use the self-loader than it is to jump on a digger and load it.”

-          Peter Jenkins, founder of DBB